Turtle scutes are items that baby turtles drop when they grow into adults. They can be used to craft turtle shells which can be used to brew potions of the Turtle Master.
Obtaining
Mob loot
Baby turtles drop a single turtle scute when they grow up into adults, which is the only possible way to obtain the item.
Usage
Turtle scutes can be crafted into turtle shells.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Turtle Shell | Turtle Scute |   |
Repairing
Turtle scutes are the repair items for the turtle armor material, and thus can be used to repair turtle shells in an anvil.
Trading
| Villager | Probability | Villager wants | Player receives | Trades in stock | Villager experience | Price multiplier | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||||||
 Cleric |  Expert | 67% | 50% | 4 × Turtle Scute |  Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
 Leatherworker | Expert | 100% | 100% | 4 × Turtle Scute | Emerald | 12 | 30 | 0.05 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turtle Scute | turtle_scute | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Alias ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Scute | turtle_scute | scuteturtle_shell_piece | 572 | Item | item |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 18w07a |  Added turtle shell pieces. | |||||
| 18w07b | "Turtle Shell Piece" has been renamed to "Scute". | ||||||
| 1.14 | 19w11a | Cleric and leatherworker villagers now buy 4 scutes for 1 emerald. | |||||
| 1.20.5 | 23w51a | "Scute" has been renamed to "Turtle Scute". | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 | Added scutes. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Scutes can be sold to cleric and leatherworker villagers. | |||||
| 1.20.60 | Preview 1.20.60.24 | "Scute" has been renamed to "Turtle Scute". | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added scutes. | ||
| 1.91 | Scutes can be sold to cleric and leatherworker villagers. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Turtle Scute" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Scutes used to be called "Turtle Shell Pieces", but they were renamed after it was pointed out that "Scute" was a more accurate term.[1]
